Gemma Galgani Painting the new testament an Irish community of nuns

an Irish community of nuns with missions in India

this image - from a turn of the century holy card - makes its point very simply

or the top-bottom

If you want this for a key chain

his book Moral Theology helped steer the church away for the heresy of Jansenism with its legalisms

Gemma Galgani Painting the new testament an Irish community of nunsSaint Gemma Galgani (1878 1903) was born on March 12, 1878, in a small Italian town near Lucca. At a very young age, Gemma developed a love for prayer. She made her First Communion on June 17, 1887. As a pupil at the school run by the Sisters of St. Zita, Gemma was loved by her teachers and her fellow pupils. Although quiet and reserved, she always had a smile for everyone. Although a good student, she had to quit school due to chronic ill health